Toy gun



TOY GUN Filed Nov. 15, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l Sept. 22, 1931.

F. T. RUSSELL TOY GUN Filed Nov. 15, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

%7 AT%EYSQ Patented Sept. 22, .1931

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The object of; the invention isto provide a toy gun very{closelyresemb'ling an actual fire-arm and capable of prodnction at relatively small cost. The -inv'entiong also -pro- Tfi vides a toy gunhaving its parts soorganized as to minimize the danger-of a-ccidentandalthough applicable to" toy guns "generally, whether of the pistol or;rifi e=typ'e-, thejforegoing and other. features are embod ed; by wayofexemplificatiomin the magazlnerifle shown in the accompanying drawings,in which:

Fig. l is aside elevation; H Figs. 2 and 3largerscale sectional vlewsshowing the interiormechanism in its cocke'd and firedpositionsrespectivel-y; r

- Fig. 4 a larger scale-horizontal-section on the line IVIV "of Fig. 3;

Fig. '5 a perspective View of the forehand p.920 pi i i Fig. 6 a largersoaleve'rtical section on the line VIVI-ofFig.-2; Fig. 7 a verticalsectionflon the line VII+VII of Fig.1;

Fig. 8 a vertical-=section on VIII-VIII of Fig.2,- andv Fig. 9 a largescaledetail section ofthe magazine and barrel assembly and associatedparts.

The body of the guncomprises asingle sheet of metal appropriately}stamped and rolled to form anintegral barrel icasin 1 and receiver 2,the former including a] or.- ward :tubular portion" and an invertedU-shaped portion constituting-shroud flanges 1 which-merge into the 1"e(:ei-ver.' Thelatthe line ter designation refers to that part ofthe bodywhich houses the trigger and -associated parts, as will presentlyappear; the lower parts of the wings of the"receiyerrbe ing broughttogether .to' ,f.orin ,the,.trigger guard 8 and preferably 'united,asbyjspotwelding. The rear end of. the; receiver .is closed by thewoodenstock 4;. to ;wh ijch;it;is secured by screws ,5. lfdesiredzthelcasing may serve, as thebarrel proper andzthe parts abovereferred to may {be otherwise. organ- .ized or in accordance with commonpractice but the arrangement-illustrated is preferred 7 of. its impact,the I bullet being loaded into on account of its simplicity and economyof construction.

Thefiring 1 mechanism includes a striker -tubek 6,- ;a. striker 7-- anda striker -spri-ng{'-'8. The striker tubecloselyfits the upper-part ofthe receiverand casingand-is secured to the former by a rivet -9 -which-extends through the tube and receiver-walls-;a;nd servessasa stopiforthe striker-spring: 1: The striker .is of light weight and madepreferablyof aluminumalloy so that'u'nder the 6o 7 :action. of itsspring it attains a high velocity in; a short-travel. T It consists of adu-r'nbbell shaped body sliding freely in -thestriku tube and having. anextruded-nose or pin 10 projecting l from ;:its forward end. This pi;n:consti-tutes: the strikerproperor hammer member,Whichistrikes thebullet and drives 'iitzthrough and .outof' the barrel by theforce '70the gun and; intro ducediinto I the path jof the istrikeras belowdescribedlt has been fou-nd ithatsthe .phenol compound known as '-bake-:litegmolded into balls" under high temperature sand. under pressure; ismore desirable 375 than anyi'other known material,the-{bullets thusvmade being of; lightweight and capable of expulsion by the strikerwwithsuificient 'ulocityzto permit of accurate firing. The striker tube; is:.slotted, as. indicated at 11 by which thezstriker iscoeked.

. I A trigger ,l3zispivotally mounted within "th rz-raeceiveriandhasi-an extension :14 terminating in a hook or latch 15 which oper--ates; {through .slot 11 and (between ears: l7 .on the striker. tube:;:to engage :"theshea'd of thestriker as i willz ;.beunderstood. The iltehs we dvnpw rdly lar g p u ,16,;s o. that wl en the gun has been:firedgias in .;Fig 3,; the latchibears against ythGrCOllS pill-hstriker. sp ing -.l e ll6j$fi fi wti mToredrt ih rea its tu t ela c t hnk Ave t o the t ik r d g o d izi l .c0eke, ,;-,as .iniliig 2,' 6.lfl 91 b g guided n es .mor nien not lyy e s lbu a s b th 11 whi th tri gr-iirepe is'flocated; such slot being iforinejd' byjthe ,jp m t edg fiths. she trnet K QQiYQ I- ilt 'may be pointed 'outthat'the 'function ofpurpose of which is to extend the point blank range as will beunderstood; The front end of the barrel is supported i-n aneccentricopening in a closure disc 19 for this purpose.

endof the striker tube, the "latter being swedged down or otherwiseformed to telescope over and closely fit the barrel. A metal-washer 20wedged against the-shoulderof the reduced forward end of the strik- 1ertube serves to locate the bullet in position to be fired. The strikerpin strikesthe bullet through the hole in the washer which is of lessdiameter than the'barrelbut large enough to accommodate such pin. Asecond similar washer 21, of leather or like soft material is'placedbehind the washer 20 and serves as a cushion to receive and deaden thenoise of the striker impact;

. When the invention is applied to a mag azine or repeating type of gun,which is preferred, the magazine 22 is mounted beneath thebarrel casing,being secured to the cats ing by an assembly clip23.or otherwise, and

comprising aguide tube having a straight 'POItlOIl and an upcurvedterminal portion 24; which extends upwardly between the shroud flanges ladjacent the'rear end :of

.the barrel and terminates, forward of .the

receiver, in a strap-25 arranged to embrace the reduced end of thestriker tube (Fig.

9). The rear or curved endof the magazineg'is thus rigidly supported onthe'striker tube, the whole being readily assembled by passing thebarrel and striker tube into the barrel casing and receiver from therear end of the latter, through strap 25. After inserting the strikerand its spring, tube 6 is .in turn locked in position in the receiver-byrivet9... .7 y

. An inner tube 26 encloses the 1 follower spring .27, the latter beinganchored by a cotter pin 28 which-passes through the guide tubejand"assembly clip. The other end of the spring carries the follower'29 whichis or rubber or otherwise made flexiblefand long'enoughtonegotiate thecurvedterminal part of the magazine without deforming the spring, asshown in Fig.9. As also shown in this figure, the lower parts ofthe Vtelescop ed striker tube and barrelareicut away to'provide a lateralbullet opening and permit free passageof the bullets from the magaz ineto the' barreh It will be observed The rear end of the barrel,-' whichis substantially .concentric with the casing, is supported and rigidlyheld in the that the curved portion of the magazine opens into thebarrel at an acute angle, and the front face of washer 20 is cut away,so that the leading bullet is directed toward the rear end of the barreland comes to rest with its centre displaced somewhat rearwardly fromthat of the following bullet. By. this means each bullet entering thebarrel is pinched against the washer and the upperwall; of the barrel bythe succeeding bullets and held -in position to be engaged by thestriker, and so as not to roll-out when the muzzle is lowered. Aftereach bullet is firedand until .the gun is again cocked tlie str'iker pinserves to block the opening and hold back the remaining bullets againstentry intothe barrel, as shown in Fig. 3. To ensureuniformity in. thisaction the leading end of the follower is provided with a rounded metalcap 30 shaped to correspond. toa bullet, and serving to hold the lastbullet against rolling out of the barrel.

'.T he inner magazine tube 26 has a slot 31 which extends forwardly toapoint just beyond cotter-28 and a pin 32 extending laterally fromcollar 33, against which the follower springb'ears, operates in slot 31and serves to limit the movement of the follower sothat the lattercannot enter the barrel farenough to cross the path of the striker. Theouter. endof tube 26 is closed by a knurled cap 3 which serves as afinger piece by which the inner tubeis withdrawn for loading "themagazine, a second and shorter slot 35 (Fig. 3) in the inner tube 26limitingthe outward movement of the tube. As the tube is withdrawn theend of slot 31 engages pin 32 and compresses the follower spring sothatthe follower is also ,drawn backand the magazine filler opening 36uncovered, the latter being normally closed by the inner tube. vAs soonas the cap is released the follower spring actsvto return tube 26 adistance depending on the number ofbullets loaded into themagazine butin any event far enough to again close the filler opening. The innertube comes to restwhen the movement of pin 32 is stopped bytheengagement of the follower with the bullets and is then manually pushedhome to the positionof Figs. 2 and 3. In these figures only a fewbullets are shown but when the magazine is full the additional bulletswill occupy the inner tube, aswill be understood;

To guard against accidental discharge of the gun I havelprov ide'd anaction lock and a novel actuating. mechanism therefor, preferred form ofwhich will now be described. yIt comprises a safety plate 37 mounted tomove or slide within the receiver and designedto obstruct some part ofthe firing mechanism, herein the forward extension ll of the 'trig geralthough it may be otherwise .arranged'according to the type of to guidetl e -isafety plate-and to recei-Ye a1:-

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W l an i w e y a r e i9 exten ing e gsinz eeommodate-itheishrodflanges-1i through it to the outside Oigthg.IQCQiYGLWhiehthusseryetoeouoeal-th;action mem The la i hou d n. 1 lo rtu upperenzene str ke wlugiandralsoi holdv other 1 and lowerslots 42; and g3inthe tubeserying hand pieeeagainsttilting,

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shouldsrmQ e ggea see hat he p at t-s11 thee-strikernt be,iasxalreadyexscannot get out of line with it. Lock tube-alt plained liesairtthepathiofrtheraotion 'memis also supported on'sleeye 39, The,slower ber52so that the-qgunuisjycoolrediasi;usual; edge of the trigger ext ns onendtheiu pere by pulling the forehand; piece toward the;

ed 'e f the m s eulder l inbl kins ack suehsmey mentr e ction m ma: y ba relation so that Whehthe triggerisin thei ber;52;;engtg4:thezrfitriker'lug ;and;;d11aWs-=-; ts: t be .-compress11,1g-.-..- has been fired, theshoulders ar sin -engages; the-str ker -sprn1g-,;unt1l-the striker-reaches;

position of Fig. 3, which isvrwhen the gunf-thQefStrikeebac}e;;1

ment and the safety blocked against rear the positionwof; Fig-:121W-henthe triggen; a e t itthe. t igger is .in the; s pringsnaps-ithentrgg ri latch; .15; Over: the. position of Fig. 2, Whichis when the gun-ishead-,1 of; the; strike r,;- wh-ieh is thercocked 1 Qmcocked, the safetyhas moved rearwardly position i, The=-upwa11d,moven;1m of they Where itsshoulder is zdireotly"beneathsuthe,triggep lateh allqws thesspwli11gAE73to unove.

shoulder on the trigger so that the iatter .the-safetyeplateretllwardly-and beneath: is then looked and cannot :be pulleduntil thetrigger extenslon 14, as above described.

esgun is snewx fi afe; ansitcanaot Jbe fired Lock tube 41- extendsoutside-of; the rem. unt11 the,sa;tety: ceiver and forwardly of the gunto the ream Thls can 4111-1 Jo done-thy; pushing the fore? the-safety isagainmoved forward.

end-of the magazine Where it isriveted to a handwpieee fortyd;whichcauses thetonguelug H on-the bottom of themagazinetube; 53J- ofthe;aetiQn meInbe to:.engage nutAS; and appropriatelyfittedtothecurvedeend on-roddtfijandflrayq out the safet -1y; plate '1 et themagazine ins'imulation of an-exten-v from v beneatl sion orcontinuationof the magazine, back:being gragainst;theZspring 4:7. Shouldthe to the receiver. W ithin the tube is housed: forehandpieee bereleasedbefore-thegun is, the actuating: mechanism for the safetyefiredthe spring Wilbimme iatdyreturn;the:i

which includes a r0d4c5 formed integrally safetyto itstriggmeble kingposition. -Nut --With or secured to the safety plate sand. 0 adjustedon; rQdASHthat when the passing through a fixed guidedisc lfi; Thesafiety riszpushed fopwandnfa'r LQIlghJt p r latterserves as a stop forspring 47:;Whi6h; mltzthejguneto be 'fi iaagainmeved orwards;

. s r; action member; 52is surrounds the-rod and by engagement withthenbeyondthe l mit Qfi t a l f thg t ik plate urges ittowardiits,lockinggposition erJ-(Fig -Bhandthereiiore icannotinterfere;

The forward end -of;;;rod 45;is With or be damaged by it. The forwardthreaded and carriesa round nut'48, which; moyement, of theefonehandqoiece is limited hand piece mountedfor slidingIHQVBIIlBllt-grPOSliQiQIi dQl g longitudinally of thebarrel-ca'sing.Its-may be .he1d. firm1y;-ang1 ith th q d seen to comprisefaU-sl1aped'sheet:;meta1 1 pair of inbentf wings 51 which embracethesnagazine tube and are, gulded bysitl, A re-.

loosely fits the tube to guide; the rendrjofaby thegengage nenlg oi 51 1138:in;t11 f t the rod and to providea manufaeturingjadqv with,its,supporting sleeueswg as shown in' .justment, as below described 'Itwil-1 1\b.e-: Fig--32- V vseen that the upper slot42in lock tubetli Bymeans of;ithis construeti th m i i extends the entire length :oftheetube tor'give. ttlei-d alge 0i?the glln being aecidentallyaccess tothenut' &8 by which the safety fired 'sincezsth isafiety;look{mechanism=re is actuated. n 1 quires that th The cooking mechanismincludes .a'. foreleuslyunoyed an held; in; itsvforxyard be variouslyconstructed and organized for? plaeediasmuston ary whenutakingoaim :orthis purpose butis preferably of the forms: fi i g- Shown 1n detall 1nF1g4 5rWhe1'ef1tW1111 thoughtlessly andwithout 'in-tention'thatthe b s49 laving oomplementa d gun be fired. i w n V I I a 0 1- a c I'Y'TWOO '7i '1 v p 0 etedto it, Thefbasepext-ends bet The, front slght 1s a ,pinhead 55 WhlCll yond the grip and is shaped to providea inforcingpiece52, shaped as indicated in Fig. 5, is secured to the sheet metalbase. t s Qt fl y L s This piece constitutes} the action ,niember; ItW111 be understood thlt t l f and has a tongue 53 entering slotezhehjndconstruetionfland Q1?gan1 zat1orr,exemplifyz a e nut -7 hef hand: Pie et u's'slim pige e dslfdrmaof aha i r n ien-,- a d ar ringu The; gunmustthus cwhioha. posit-iong' is irarely assumed may be the'headof; asmall rivet passing through'-the:;barr'elcasing K and the closure disc,19; they rear sight; being shown as an i per ured ee 56'JHPt irnQd e-qme e of flee subject to modificationv within the limits defined by thefollowing claims:

1. In a toy gun the combmation of a receiver, barrel and striker,-'anaction lock located within the receiver, a forehand'pi'ece 2. In a'toygun the combination of areceiver and a barrel, cocking mechanismincluding a forehand piece manually movable relatively to the barrel andtoward the receiver to cock the gun, an action lock ar ranged in thepath of the forehand piece for operation by movement of'the latter awayfrom the receiver and a spring active on said lock to return the same toits safe position when the forehand piece is relieved from manualcontrol. I a

3. Ina toy gun the combination with a barrel and a striker, a magazinehaving a,

filler opening, a forehand piece slidable longitudinally on saidmagazlne, a follower spring for feeding the bullets from the mag azlneinto position to be e'ngagedby the striker, a cover for the filleropening arranged Within the magazine forclosure by the follower springand an exterior operating member for said cover.

4. A toy gun including a barrel, a magazine tube mounted below the sameand a forehand piece comprising a sheet metal body having inbent earsarranged to embrace the magazine tube for slldmg movement relativelythereto, for the purpose (lescribed,

5. A toy gun including a receiver, a bar rel, a magazine tube mountedbelow the bar,- rel, a forehand piece having its .front end arranged toembrace the magazine tube for sliding movement relatively thereto andmeans independent of thetube for supporting therear end-of'theforehand'piece in spaced relation to the receiver.-

6. A toy gun including a barrel, a striker,

a magazine tube mounted below the barrel, a

forehand piece having its front end arranged toslide on the magazinetube, and an action lock having a tubular housing adapted to support therear end oftheforehand piece.

7 A toy gun comprising in combination a barrel, a receiver, a strikertube therein.

and a striker in said tube, a magazine tube mounted below the barrel andhaving its rear end secured to the striker tube and a forehand pieceslidably mounted on the magazine tube and operable to' cock the striker.i

8. Atoy gun comprising in combination with a receiver, a barrel casingand firing mechanism, a magazine tube secured to the forward end of thecasing, an action lock and a tubular housingtherefor mounted in fixedrelation to the receiver with its forward end secured to the'magazinetube, and a forehand piece having its front end slidably mounted on themagazine tube and its rear end slidably mounted on said housing.

9. A toy gun comprising in combination with a barrel, a striker and anaction lock,

7 a control for the latter including a forehand piece manually movablelongitudinally of the barrel, connections between the forehand piece andthe lock for moving the latter to its firing position when the forehandpiece is moved forwardly of the barrel and spring means forautomatically returning the lock to its safe position when the forehandpiece is relieved from manual control.

10. A toy gun comprising a sheet metal barrel casing and receiver, abarrel and striker tube mounted within the casing and receiver withtheir adjacent ends telescoped, and a magazine tube having its endsrespectively secured to the casing and to the striker tube.

11. In a toy gun the combination of a sheet .metal receiver and barrelcasing, a magazine tube mounted below the casing with its rear endterminating forward of the receivcr,.and another tubular structureextending between the rear end of the ma azine tube and the receiver insimulation of a rearward extension of the magazine tube to the receiver.

12. In a toy gun the combination of a re ceiver, a barrel, a magazinetube mounted below the barrel and terminating forward of the receiver,another tubular structure ex tending between the rear end of said tubeand the receiver in simulation of a rearward extension of the magazinetube and a forehand piece mounted for sliding movement relatively to thebarrel and arranged to cover. thejunction of the said tubular structureand the magazine tube.

13. In a toy gun the combination of a sheet metal receive-r and barrelcasing, and a magazine tube mounted below the casing with itsdischargeend located at the rear and terminating forward of thereceiver, said casingdiaving shroud flanges extending from the rear endof the magazine tube to the receiver.

14;. In a rifle, the combination with a barrel, firing mechanism and anaction lock, of a control member for the latter mounted adjacentthenormal forward grip position with respect to the barrel and manuallymovable relativelythereto to release said lock, and spring means forautomatically return ing the lock to its safe'position when said memberis relieved from manual control.

15. The combinationin a firearm of a receiver, firing mechanism thereinand a barrel, an action look, a forehand-piece manually movablerelatively to the barrel to release said lock and spring means arrangedto oppose such manual movement, said forehand piece mounted for freemovement out of its lock-releasing position, under the action of saidspring means, when relieved from manual control. e

16. In a toy gun, the combination of a receiver, a barrel, a striker andan actuating spring therefor, a forehand piece mounted for manualmovement relatively to the barrel in one direction to retract thestriker against its spring, a latch adapted to engage and hold thestriker so retracted, a trigger for.

releasing said latch, an action lock adapted to be released by movementof the forehand piece in a reverse direction and a second springopposing the latter movement and adapted to render active saidilock whenthe foriahand piece is relieved from manual contro 17 In a toy gun, thecombination of a barrel, a frame and a trigger-guard integrally made ofsheet metal, the top portion of the:

frame being semi-circular in cross-section and in axial alinement withand of the same radius as said barrel, the sides of said frame beingparallel and extending downwardly tangentially from said semi-circulartop, the lower edges of said sides being flanged integrally with thesides respectively and extending transversely toward each other intoabutting relationship and rigidly secured together to form a closure forthebottom of said frame with a trigger slot therein, saidtrigger-guardbeing narrower than said frame and integral with and depending from saidflanges forming said bottom and com prising complemental extensions oftriggerguard shape and channel shaped in transverse cross-section, andhaving alined abut-- ting edges, a transverse cross-section through saidtrigger-guard being substantially 'rec-' tangular, the corners beingrounded, and said strigger-guard being hollow.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification.

FREDERICK T. RUSSELL.

